The Gurl Festival
Aug 14 - Sep 28, 2021
From pop culture to daily lives, the "gurls" have already formed their own flow.
In summer 2021, Interflow Foundation and Renaissance Foundation bring to you a festival that showcases 13 female artists. With their films and music, you are invited to join in confronting the madness of the world.
The Gurl Festival presents movie screenings, talks, an exhibition and a concert, to pay tribute to the female perspective and awareness in our pop culture and explore the link between artwork and our daily lives, in order to advocate for women's empowerment through arts and cultural participation.
Movie Screenings & Dialogues with Filmmakers
The Gurl Festival selects 11 films from 9 award-winning Hong Kong women filmmakers to showcase the wide spectrum of female perspectives, from gentle to firm.
Screenings
1. The Blood of Yingzhou District (2006, Ruby YANG)
Winner of the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)
2. The Children of Yingzhou District Revisited (2013, Ruby YANG)
3. Ritoma (2021, Ruby YANG)*
4. The Way We Are (2008, Ann HUI)
5. Butterfly (2004, Yan Yan MAK)
6. One Tree Three Lives (2012, Angie CHAN)
7. Fagara (2019, Heiward MAK)*
*Dialogue with filmmaker after screening
Award-winning Short Films & Dialogue with New-gen Female Directors
1. All the Crows in the World (2021, TANG Yi)
Winner of Short Film Palme d'Or 2021
2. Black Goat (2019, TANG Yi)
Winner of Best Live Action Short, St. Louis International Film Festival
3. 32+4 (2015, CHAN Hau Chun)
Winner of Principal Prize, The 61st International Short Film Festival Oberhausen Gold Award
4. 3 Generations 3 Days (2019, CHU Hoi-ying)
Winner of Golden Horse Award for Best Live Action Short Film
5. The Dropout of Her (2019, CHUK Sasha)
Winner of Best Cinematography, 13th Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival
Concert
CHANKA x Gigi Cheung x WHIZZ x TAOTAO & Flat 550
Apart from movie screenings, we invited 4 female music groups to show us the voices of the young female generation. In the concert of August 28, Gigi Cheung who holds her own attitude, the groovy-pop all-girl band WHIZZ, city-themed soundscape singer CHANKA and TAOTAO & Flat 500 with their solid urban R&B, such lineup will definitely show us Hong Kong at the time.
Starting with the all-girl band WHIZZ, the entire stage was filled with chilling vibes. Following their surprise collab with CHANKA, Gigi Cheung came up to take over the stage with her new songs. TAOTAO & Flat 550 then came with her R&B tunes, while another collab between them and Gigi reinvented a song that was performed in Gigi's session. CHANKA then wrapped up the concert with her sweet voice. On top of their original songs, it was also inspiring to see them covering songs from their female idols. We must also thank Scottie from the band Chonotenki for being our host this afternoon.
The Gurl Festival 2021
Organizer: Renaissance Foundation
Strategic Partner: Interflow Foundation
Sponsor: Wallaby Capital HK